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The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Wednesday, 24th October; the next Full Moon will be Thursday, 22nd November. This year's Rains Retreat has ended with a flurry of not just falling autumn leaves…

The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Monday, 24th September; the next Full Moon will be Wednesday, 24th October. With the ending of Summer, Autumn is beginning to reveal itself in its spectrum…

The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Sunday 26th August; the next Full Moon will be Monday 24th September. Last lake work day saw a larger than usual group of friends and supporters join in with…

The Full Moon day for this month falls today, 27th July; the next Full Moon will be Sunday 26th August. Today is also Asalha Puja day which celebrates the occasion when the Buddha expounded his first Dhamma Discourse. In appreciation…

Celebrations to mark Vesakha Puja this year were divided into two parts: in the morning at the mealtime, and then in the late afternoon - initially circumambulating the lake and performing puja at the shrine there, and later in the Dhamma Hall. Below are a few images from…

The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Vesakha Puja, Tuesday 29th May; the next New Moon will be Tuesday 12th June. At Saturday evening's puja Luang Por offered a Dhamma reflection after chanting the Dhammacakka…

The Full Moon for this month falls today, Saturday 31st March; the next New Moon will be on Saturday 14th April. Growth in the monastery conservatory is impressively verdant even if outside conditions remain rather wintry. Our Winter Retreat for 2018 has now…

The Full Moon for this month falls today, Thursday 1st March; the next New Moon will be on Friday 16th March. We are now two thirds of the way through our winter retreat. Although the weather outside is certainly chillsome we are fortunate in…